Regional banks

Loan-loss provision put crimp in 1Q at BBVA Compass

04/29/19

The Birmingham, Ala., bank's profits fell 32% as its loan-loss provision tripled. The expense covered “isolated, one-off issues” in its commercial and consumer loan portfolios, CEO Javier Rodriguez Soler said.

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Abigail Mrozinski, Wilmington Trust | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

When M&T Bank was acquiring Wilmington Trust in 2011, it tapped into Abigail Mrozinski's deep understanding of its newly added wealth business to help the merger go smoothly.

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Carrie Lichter, Fifth Third Bancorp | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

As chief operational risk officer, Carrie Lichter played a key role in bringing to life Fifth Third's high-tech war room, also known as the cyber fusion center.

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Rachel Bryant, Regions Bank | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

Rachel Bryant specializes in risk management, and she applies that framework not only to her job duties, but also to her career path.

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Jennifer Upshaw, Synovus | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

Synovus converted all 26 of its separately branded community banks to its own name over the past two years — a major undertaking that allowed Jennifer Upshaw, senior director of marketing, to shine.

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Chantel Chase, Zions Bancorp. | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

Chantel Chase knows the value of efficiency, and her many ventures at Zions Bancorp. have depended on it.

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Uma Wilson, UMB Bank | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

Over the past two years, Uma Wilson's strategy took a program that had been losing customers on a year-over-year basis and transformed it into the fastest-growing issuer of Visa cards in the region.

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C&I lending rises nearly 16% at Associated Banc-Corp

04/25/19

The Wisconsin bank's pending acquisition of 32 Huntington branches would boost its ability to make more loans, but like other banks this quarter it said deposit costs are cutting into margins.

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Cullen/Frost chief warns about risky commercial lending

04/25/19

The San Antonio bank reported 6.8% growth in loans, but Phil Green said he was unwilling to match overly generous prices and underwriting terms that he is seeing in the market.

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Regions Bank using IBM’s Watson to answer customer questions

04/25/19

The artificial intelligence engine will handle simple queries directly, feed information to customer service reps for others, and analyze all calls.

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